diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
index 369e4a00485079544d51892c157210236f097225..5af6736bd384adf789c59dca03e65b8aa34ccad0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ struct ic_device {
 };
 
 static struct ic_device *ic_first_dev __initdata;	/* List of open device */
-static struct net_device *ic_dev __initdata;		/* Selected device */
+static struct ic_device *ic_dev __initdata;		/* Selected device */
 
 static bool __init ic_is_init_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static void __init ic_close_devs(void)
 	while ((d = next)) {
 		next = d->next;
 		dev = d->dev;
-		if (dev != ic_dev && !netdev_uses_dsa(dev)) {
+		if (dev != ic_dev->dev && !netdev_uses_dsa(dev)) {
 			pr_debug("IP-Config: Downing %s\n", dev->name);
 			dev_change_flags(dev, d->flags);
 		}
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static int __init ic_setup_if(void)
 	int err;
 
 	memset(&ir, 0, sizeof(ir));
-	strcpy(ir.ifr_ifrn.ifrn_name, ic_dev->name);
+	strcpy(ir.ifr_ifrn.ifrn_name, ic_dev->dev->name);
 	set_sockaddr(sin, ic_myaddr, 0);
 	if ((err = ic_devinet_ioctl(SIOCSIFADDR, &ir)) < 0) {
 		pr_err("IP-Config: Unable to set interface address (%d)\n",
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int __init ic_setup_if(void)
 	 * out, we'll try to muddle along.
 	 */
 	if (ic_dev_mtu != 0) {
-		strcpy(ir.ifr_name, ic_dev->name);
+		strcpy(ir.ifr_name, ic_dev->dev->name);
 		ir.ifr_mtu = ic_dev_mtu;
 		if ((err = ic_dev_ioctl(SIOCSIFMTU, &ir)) < 0)
 			pr_err("IP-Config: Unable to set interface mtu to %d (%d)\n",
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ ic_rarp_recv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct packet_type *pt
 		goto drop_unlock;
 
 	/* We have a winner! */
-	ic_dev = dev;
+	ic_dev = d;
 	if (ic_myaddr == NONE)
 		ic_myaddr = tip;
 	ic_servaddr = sip;
@@ -655,8 +655,6 @@ static struct packet_type bootp_packet_type __initdata = {
 	.func =	ic_bootp_recv,
 };
 
-static __be32 ic_dev_xid;		/* Device under configuration */
-
 /*
  *  Initialize DHCP/BOOTP extension fields in the request.
  */
@@ -1038,12 +1036,6 @@ static int __init ic_bootp_recv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, str
 		goto drop_unlock;
 	}
 
-	/* Is it a reply for the device we are configuring? */
-	if (b->xid != ic_dev_xid) {
-		net_err_ratelimited("DHCP/BOOTP: Ignoring delayed packet\n");
-		goto drop_unlock;
-	}
-
 	/* Parse extensions */
 	if (ext_len >= 4 &&
 	    !memcmp(b->exten, ic_bootp_cookie, 4)) { /* Check magic cookie */
@@ -1130,7 +1122,7 @@ static int __init ic_bootp_recv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, str
 	}
 
 	/* We have a winner! */
-	ic_dev = dev;
+	ic_dev = d;
 	ic_myaddr = b->your_ip;
 	ic_servaddr = b->server_ip;
 	ic_addrservaddr = b->iph.saddr;
@@ -1225,9 +1217,6 @@ static int __init ic_dynamic(void)
 	timeout = CONF_BASE_TIMEOUT + (timeout % (unsigned int) CONF_TIMEOUT_RANDOM);
 	for (;;) {
 #ifdef IPCONFIG_BOOTP
-		/* Track the device we are configuring */
-		ic_dev_xid = d->xid;
-
 		if (do_bootp && (d->able & IC_BOOTP))
 			ic_bootp_send_if(d, jiffies - start_jiffies);
 #endif
@@ -1245,6 +1234,8 @@ static int __init ic_dynamic(void)
 		    (ic_proto_enabled & IC_USE_DHCP) &&
 		    ic_dhcp_msgtype != DHCPACK) {
 			ic_got_reply = 0;
+			/* continue on device that got the reply */
+			d = ic_dev;
 			pr_cont(",");
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1487,7 +1478,7 @@ static int __init ip_auto_config(void)
 #endif /* IPCONFIG_DYNAMIC */
 	} else {
 		/* Device selected manually or only one device -> use it */
-		ic_dev = ic_first_dev->dev;
+		ic_dev = ic_first_dev;
 	}
 
 	addr = root_nfs_parse_addr(root_server_path);
@@ -1522,7 +1513,7 @@ static int __init ip_auto_config(void)
 	pr_info("IP-Config: Complete:\n");
 
 	pr_info("     device=%s, hwaddr=%*phC, ipaddr=%pI4, mask=%pI4, gw=%pI4\n",
-		ic_dev->name, ic_dev->addr_len, ic_dev->dev_addr,
+		ic_dev->dev->name, ic_dev->dev->addr_len, ic_dev->dev->dev_addr,
 		&ic_myaddr, &ic_netmask, &ic_gateway);
 	pr_info("     host=%s, domain=%s, nis-domain=%s\n",
 		utsname()->nodename, ic_domain, utsname()->domainname);